Want

See also: want, Wänt, wa'n't, and wan't

English

Proper noun

Want

A personification of want.

Anagrams

tawn

German

Etymology

From Middle Dutch want, gewant, from Old Dutch *giwant, from Proto-Germanic *gawandą, from the root of winden.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vant/
Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Want f, n (genitive Want or Wants, plural Wanten)

(nautical) shroud

Declension

Declension of Want

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Want	die	Wanten
genitive	einer	der	Want	der	Wanten
dative	einer	der	Want	den	Wanten
accusative	eine	die	Want	die	Wanten

Declension of Want

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Want	die	Wanten
genitive	eines	des	Wants	der	Wanten
dative	einem	dem	Want	den	Wanten
accusative	ein	das	Want	die	Wanten

Derived terms

Hofwant
Oberwant
Unterwant

Further reading

Want in Duden online

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